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Link to form that needs to be filled out within 48 hours of flight to Israel

Accordingly, the FINAL criteria For entering Israel are as follows - you must meet ONE of these conditions in order to enter Israel:

1. Vaccinated within 180 days of the trip with either a second vaccine or a booster and it must be at least 14 days after the shot.

2. Recovered within 180 days of the trip with DIGITAL proof of a positive PCR result and more than 11 days have passed since the positive result. This type of proof only exists in the EU. The UK will likely have it as well.

3. Recovered anytime – even more than 180 days before the trip - with DIGITAL proof of positive PCR result AND vaccinated with at least one dose within 180 days of the trip. Again at the moment the digital proof only exists in the EU and possibly the UK shortly.

Your vaccination or recovery CANNOT expire while in Israel, which means you may not be in Israel more than 180 days after your vaccine or recovery have expired.

CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF ENTRY: VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE CRITERIA CAN MEAN SANCTIONS INCLUDING BARRING YOUR ENTRY TO ISRAEL FOR 5 YEARS.

Link to pay for the Covid test that you'll take upon arrival in TLV

Author Topic: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread  (Read 643332 times)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3400 on: June 05, 2021, 10:31:45 PM »
is quarantine still required for citizens vaccinated abroad?

AFAIK, officially yes. Release from quarantine with Israeli positive antibody test.

Quarantine only means that you will have an issue in an official encounter (flying out being one of them, or if stopped by a cop for any reason), otherwise it doesn't really seem to be enforced.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3401 on: June 06, 2021, 01:05:12 AM »
Took them a week but here we go



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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3402 on: June 06, 2021, 11:54:01 AM »
Did u need any papers/ negative test?  What is process? Can u bring along your own kids even if they don't have visas yet?
I only needed to show them my visa, health form and negative test. I was by my self so I'm not sure if you can bring your kids

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3403 on: June 06, 2021, 01:57:56 PM »
In the meantime the MoH favored licensee Omega is still administering tests at the airport, ostensibly because the Court ordered licensee isn’t ready yet, but in today’s corruption purge senior management from the new vendor were arrested. I wonder if the whole investigation was predicated by MoH/Omega trying to keep them out, although it seems the suspicion is bribery related to food labeling.

עוד עצורים בפרשה החדשה: גיא פלד סמנכ"ל פמי פרימיום, מנכ"ל החברה איציק חמו, ליעד גילהר, מנהל מחלקה בתנובה (רבינא).

Btw, although Omega was charging consumers 45 shekel for tests, the MoH was paying 160 shekel. It’s possible the MoH directly supplemented payment on 45 shekel tests (which is why they were officially limited to pax with an outbound flight, although nobody enforced it), but either way, the marginal price is lowered when the infrastructure is paid for by the 160 NIS tests
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3404 on: June 06, 2021, 03:49:27 PM »
Does anyone have a number of someone who will go down to misrad hapnim with application for ishur (for pay)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3405 on: June 06, 2021, 08:21:46 PM »
MOH recommends approving plan for Kupot Holim to charge ILS 145 for PCR tests for travel purposes. Subject to approval of finance committee.

In other news Israir appealing to Israeli Supreme Court against the requirement to conduct 2 covid tests for entry. One within 72 hours of flight and another upon arrival.

HT: Hul Mehudar.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3406 on: June 07, 2021, 11:19:07 AM »
MOH recommends approving plan for Kupot Holim to charge ILS 145 for PCR tests for travel purposes. Subject to approval of finance committee.

In other news Israir appealing to Israeli Supreme Court against the requirement to conduct 2 covid tests for entry. One within 72 hours of flight and another upon arrival.

HT: Hul Mehudar.

Finance committee rejected the request saying that they should be able to offer it for ILS 100 or less.
https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1401858361755328515
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3407 on: June 07, 2021, 12:02:47 PM »
A US citizen living in Beit Shemesh under a tourist visa, His children are Israeli, with 0 antibodies.

What can he do to come in to the US for a Simcha?

Without getting into arguments he doesn't want to take the Pfizer vaccine, only the J&J which he can take when he lands in the US and wait a few days before returning to be able to get out of quarantine.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3408 on: June 07, 2021, 12:15:48 PM »
talk about Israel "re-opening"
Shaarei Zedek- hold my beer
https://twitter.com/ariwaxman/status/1401869442452279296
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3409 on: June 08, 2021, 09:10:43 AM »
I'm hoping to go with my family to Israel in August. The problem is that my almost-3-year-old is of course not vaccinated. If she really need to quarantine - as in stay inside the apartment for 2 weeks- the trip is not feasible and I'll just cancel. Any guidance?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3410 on: June 08, 2021, 09:17:51 AM »
I'm hoping to go with my family to Israel in August. The problem is that my almost-3-year-old is of course not vaccinated. If she really need to quarantine - as in stay inside the apartment for 2 weeks- the trip is not feasible and I'll just cancel. Any guidance?

I don't know about minors, but for me being officially quarantined only meant avoid encounters with any police or government officials. That includes not being able to exit the country while officially quarantining.

My experience is from February.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3411 on: June 08, 2021, 01:48:22 PM »
I don't know about minors, but for me being officially quarantined only meant avoid encounters with any police or government officials. That includes not being able to exit the country while officially quarantining.

My experience is from February.
I was just there last week, Nothing changed, no enforcement besides leaving the country.
On the other hand on the way out I met a person that was not let out of the country because his wife (that has a green passport) and few month old baby arrived in TLV 9 days before, So they are enforcing quarantine on minors same as adults.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3412 on: June 08, 2021, 02:10:55 PM »
I was just there last week, Nothing changed, no enforcement besides leaving the country.
On the other hand on the way out I met a person that was not let out of the country because his wife (that has a green passport) and few month old baby arrived in TLV 9 days before, So they are enforcing quarantine on minors same as adults.

Can the child exit quarantine on day 10 with a negative PCR on day 9?
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3413 on: June 08, 2021, 02:15:31 PM »
I'm hoping to go with my family to Israel in August. The problem is that my almost-3-year-old is of course not vaccinated. If she really need to quarantine - as in stay inside the apartment for 2 weeks- the trip is not feasible and I'll just cancel. Any guidance?

I may be wrong but I believe  to get in you need a positive covid test or  vaccine for any age
Why cancel? Everything is subject to change

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3414 on: June 09, 2021, 07:35:59 AM »
Which serological testing place in Jerusalem has the fastest turn around?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3415 on: June 09, 2021, 12:41:42 PM »

Was anybody else recently rejected by Misrad Hapnim and told to apply through foreign applicant's residence consulate?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3416 on: June 09, 2021, 03:10:09 PM »
Was anybody else recently rejected by Misrad Hapnim and told to apply through foreign applicant's residence consulate?

I was replied that yesterday  because my father is not currently in Israel.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3417 on: June 09, 2021, 04:03:52 PM »
No online check in for anybody ex TLV because check in agents are supposed to verify vaccination/PCR tests.

No biz class security lane. (VIP and wheelchairs cut to the front which is an improvement)

Duty free downsized their wine selection and they seem to be try to unload old stocks they found in pesach cleaning (2017 Rose’s)
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3418 on: June 09, 2021, 04:37:51 PM »
I was replied that yesterday  because my father is not currently in Israel.

I am trying to determine who recently was accepted by Misrad Hapnim for first degree relative because Israel citizen I know was told applicant should apply with consulate in their foreign county yet the ny consulate automatic email reply says:

"due to high volume  of applications processing time is longer.
As an alternative- if you have first degree relatives in Israel they can apply in your behalf at The Ministry Of Population and Immigration offices."
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3419 on: June 10, 2021, 12:41:47 AM »
Duty free downsized their wine selection and they seem to be try to unload old stocks they found in pesach cleaning (2017 Rose’s)
In that case you might still have to be concerned for חמץ שעבר עליו הפסח in the whiskey department.